11-27-2024, 06:48 PM
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The Hellenic Air Force has formally requested four KC-135 airframes from the US government under the Excess Defense Article program. The EDA program allows for free allocation of assets identified as excess, but the aircraft would still require maintenance, upgrades, and restoration at a currently unknown cost. The tankers would allow for longer flight times and deployments for the Greek Air Force, who have been training with both boom equipped and drogue equipped tankers over the last few years. The Greek Air Force currently flies US and French built fighter aircraft that would benefit from having their own tankers instead of relying on other countries to assist with transportation to exercises and other events, or hopping from base to base along the way. Currently Greek pilots have to refuel from a tanker every six months for night refueling, and every year for day refueling, which means they have to coordinate with another country. They have been using French, US, and even Israeli tankers to keep current.
Quote:The Air Force is proceeding with a move that will dramatically upgrade its operational capabilities . According to exclusive information of Onalert.gr, the Air Force has sent an official request to the American authorities in the past few days expressing its interest in the acquisition of up to four Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker flying tankers through the EDA program from the reserves of the American Armed Forces. of forces.https://www.onalert.gr/eksoplismoi/kc-13...er/585223/
In particular, the Air Force reports that it was informed through the list of USAF aviation assets that are included in the surplus material for free allocation through EDA, including a number of Air Refueling KC-135R aircraft. It also requests further information on the availability of up to four such aircraft for the HAF's needs.
In addition, the Air Force wishes to be informed of the status of the free flying tankers, the equipment they will have, the cost of possible repairs - work for their full restoration, the technical support of the KC-135R, while also referring to the training of pilots and ground techniques.
Logic is dead. Long live BS.
